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§ 309. Dative with Adjectives and Adverbs.

2. Adverbs of several of these Adjectives also take the Dat.

§ 310. 'Dative of the Person Judging.—The person judging or taken as a standard is often put in the Dative: formōsa est multīs she is beautiful to (in the judgment of) many. So especially in the Present Participle: turrēs prŏcŭl intŭentĭbŭs părēs towers of equal size when viewed from-a-distance (to those who viewed- them from-a-distance).

§ 311. The Predicative Dative.—Besides sum, this is found with hăbĕo, dūcō consider, dō assign as, and some other Verbs.

The Datives auxĭlĭō, subsĭdĭō, etc., to the help of, are used with Verbs of going and sending.

§ 312. Poetical Usages.—(1) Poets sometimes use the Dat. for ā or ăb with the Abl. of the Agent: carmĭană quae scrīabuntŭr ăquae pōtōrĭbŭs poems which are written by water drinkers.

(2) Poets use the Dal. of the Indirect Object with several Verbs, etc., with which it is not allowed in prose; sōlus tĭbĭ certĕt Amyntās Amyntas only would contend with you; vir tŭŭs est ĕpŭlās nōbĭs